'PEACE IS POSSIBLE' -- Obama Writes Israeli Newspaper Op-Ed After Brutal Teen Slayings

Jul 8, 2014, 12:17 PM President Barack Obama declared “peace is possible” between Israelis and Palestinians in a new op-ed published in the Israeli newspaper Haaretz on Monday night.
“As I said last year in Jerusalem, peace is necessary, just, and possible. I believed it then. I believe it now. Peace is necessary because it’s the only way to ensure a secure and democratic future for the Jewish state of Israel,” Obama wrote. “Reaching a peace agreement with the Palestinians would also help turn the tide of international sentiment and sideline violent extremists, further bolstering Israel’s security.”

The op-ed comes at a time of particular hostility in the Middle East. Three Israeli teens — one of whom was an American citizen — were kidnapped and murdered in June. Later, in an apparent act of revenge, a Palestinian teen was brutally murdered.
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